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Alicia Keys feat. Lil Wayne – Nat King Cole Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am Am7 B7 BbM7
Am Am7 B7 BbM7

[Verse 1]
Am              Am7
  Take off your coat,
             B7      BbM7
  take off your clichés
Am            Am7          B7   BbM7
  Show off a side that no one sees
Am            Am7
  You got the whole world right
               B7 BbM7
  here in your pocket
Am              Am7      B7    BbM7
  Chasing those stardust melodies

[Chorus]
                Am7
So if you wanna live on
    B7                BbM7
You gotta put on your finest
             Am7
If you wanna sing your song
          B7                BbM7
You gotta put the time into timeless
             Am7
If you wanna take it all
        Am7
Let the chandeliers fall (Fall)
B7
While you're standing
              BbM7
tall like the Taj Mahal
        Am7   B7 BbM7
Be unforgettable
             Am     Am7 B7 BbM7
Like Nat King  Cole
             Am     Am7 B7 BbM7
Like Nat King  Cole

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[Verse 2]
Am               Am7
  There are no endings,
            B7        BbM7
  there are no yestеrdays
Am               Am7
  When you hit a chord
            B7     BbM7
  that everyonе hears
             Am
Emeralds and rubies,
                Am7
black and white movies
           B7          BbM7
They never truly fade away
Am                 Am7       B7 BbM7
  'Cause greatness never disappears

[Chorus]
                Am7
So if you wanna live on
    B7                BbM7
You gotta put on your finest
             Am7
If you wanna sing your song
          B7                BbM7
You gotta put the time into timeless
             Am7
If you wanna take it all
        Am7
Let the chandeliers fall (Fall)
B7
While you're standing
              BbM7
tall like the Taj Mahal
        Am7   B7 BbM7
Be unforgettable
             Am    Am7
Like Nat King  Cole

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[Bridge]
Am7                   B7   `BbM7
We take the moment by storm
             Am     Am7
Like Nat King  Cole
B7  BbM7
(Oh, yeah)
             Am     Am7
Like Nat King  Cole
           B7    BbM7
We're unforgettable
             Am
Like Nat King  Cole
Am7
Oh, yeah
Am7
Oh, yeah
B7      BbM7
Oh, yeah

[Outro]
BbM7           Am Am7 B7 BbM7
Show off, show off
               Am Am7 B7 BbM7
Show off, show off
Am Am7 B7 BbM7
Am Am7 B7 BbM7

How to play Nat King Cole: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Nat King Cole by Alicia Keys feat. Lil Wayne on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Nat King Cole by Alicia Keys feat. Lil Wayne is built around F major (one flat: B♭), with 4 chords in all: Am, Am7, B7 and BbM7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – Am7 – B7 – BbM7 (iii – iii7 – ♯IV7 – IVmaj7 in F major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: BbM7 is played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into it slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.